Jay Patel v. LandingPartners LLC

Syllabus

The plaintiff, Jay Patel (Mr. Patel or plaintiff), a self-represented litigant, appealed from a judgment of the Superior Court in favor of the defendants, LandingPartners LLC, 1850 Post Road Owner LLC, and Centreville Bank following the entry of two orders dismissing the plaintiff's amended complaint, which asserted various contract claims, and sought monetary damages. On appeal, Mr. Patel argued that the trial justice erred by applying res judicata to dismiss his amended complaint. The Supreme Court concluded that Mr. Patel's amended complaint was properly dismissed pursuant to res judicata principles because the amended complaint asserted claims that could have been raised in an earlier breach of contract action that involved identical parties. Accordingly, the Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the Superior Court.